Disappointment with the grammar and spelling of some TA users - Think Atheist2018-02-22T05:21:21Zhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/forum/topics/disappointment-with-the-grammar-and-spelling-of-some-ta-users?commentId=1982180%3AComment%3A1183279&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWouldn't that be lysdexic, th…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-09-28:1982180:Comment:13827232013-09-28T02:26:10.695ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p>Wouldn't that be lysdexic, then?</p>
<p>Wouldn't that be lysdexic, then?</p> going once...tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2013-09-28:1982180:Comment:13827212013-09-28T02:09:14.943ZPope Beaniehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/PaulRyan
<p>going once...</p>
<p>going once...</p> @archaeopteryx
Actually, upon…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-15:1982180:Comment:11941022012-10-15T01:11:57.997ZUnseenhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Unseen
<p><em><strong>@archaeopteryx</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Actually, upon further thought, I've yet to agree with more than two or three of any of your comments. I find them to be highly critical the vast majority of the time. In fact, I'm reminded of the poem, or prose - depending on your viewpoint - of Dorothy Law Nolte, who wrote, "Children Learn What They Live," and in which she said, "If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn." Words to live by…</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>@archaeopteryx</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Actually, upon further thought, I've yet to agree with more than two or three of any of your comments. I find them to be highly critical the vast majority of the time. In fact, I'm reminded of the poem, or prose - depending on your viewpoint - of Dorothy Law Nolte, who wrote, "Children Learn What They Live," and in which she said, "If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn." Words to live by --</strong></em></p>
<p><span>Oh, come on. Don't exaggerate...or quote an exaggerator. Yes, if a child is subjected to constant criticism it will warp his personality, but so will never receiving criticism. That will prevent him from learning that some criticism is good and worth listening to.</span></p> Actually, upon further though…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-14:1982180:Comment:11938662012-10-14T21:40:00.436Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>Actually, upon further thought, I've yet to agree with more than two or three of any of your comments. I find them to be highly critical the vast majority of the time. In fact, I'm reminded of the poem, or prose - depending on your viewpoint - of Dorothy Law Nolte, who wrote, "<em>Children Learn What They Live</em>," and in which she said, "If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn." Words to live by --</p>
<p>Actually, upon further thought, I've yet to agree with more than two or three of any of your comments. I find them to be highly critical the vast majority of the time. In fact, I'm reminded of the poem, or prose - depending on your viewpoint - of Dorothy Law Nolte, who wrote, "<em>Children Learn What They Live</em>," and in which she said, "If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn." Words to live by --</p> And since, as you, yourself,…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-14:1982180:Comment:11938612012-10-14T20:13:00.254Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>And since, as you, yourself, have pointed out, we're just expressing opinions, you don't have to agree with mine, any more than I, with yours.</p>
<p>And since, as you, yourself, have pointed out, we're just expressing opinions, you don't have to agree with mine, any more than I, with yours.</p> I know from personal experien…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-14:1982180:Comment:11938352012-10-14T16:11:32.504Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>I know from personal experience - and that's really the only perspective from which anyone can speak - that when I'm writing, every time I have to stop to consider which grammatical rule applies, is like throwing a speed bump into the flow of thought.</p>
<p>The phenomenon is reminiscent of a line I recall from years past, from the TV show, "<em>Happy Days</em>," in which "<em>Fonzie</em>" had quit the garage and had taken the job of driving, of all things, an ice-cream truck. He complained,…</p>
<p>I know from personal experience - and that's really the only perspective from which anyone can speak - that when I'm writing, every time I have to stop to consider which grammatical rule applies, is like throwing a speed bump into the flow of thought.</p>
<p>The phenomenon is reminiscent of a line I recall from years past, from the TV show, "<em>Happy Days</em>," in which "<em>Fonzie</em>" had quit the garage and had taken the job of driving, of all things, an ice-cream truck. He complained, "I just get it up to 60, and I gotta stop for some kid on a street corner, waving a dime!"</p>
<p>As for cursive writing, I like it, and I would vote to keep it - however, except for my signature, I print everything I write by hand, because my handwriting is atrocious, but having done design work, my printing skills are not. Yet I've seen some handwriting - mostly that of girls - that could well be considered works of art, and I would miss that.</p>
<p>I must ask, however, when (and what) was the last book you read that was written in cursive? Why do you suppose that is?</p>
<p>Even electronically, on my computer, I have fonts that would let me write posts all day in flowing cursive, yet TA's software, its <em>HTML</em>, will not recognize it and should I attempt to copy and paste it from a text program, will change it to a standard font that TA's software recognizes.</p>
<p>I don't have an answer, except that possibly cursive writing is dying. Though I never use it, I would still miss it, but then all generations tend to yearn for things past.</p> RE: "Why are people so adama…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-14:1982180:Comment:11938312012-10-14T15:27:33.254Zarchaeopteryxhttp://www.thinkatheist.com/xn/detail/u_2gskiyna07rt3
<p>RE: "Why are people so adamant about not achieving something so readily achievable?"</p>
<p>For any to answer that question, would be to imply that they can account for the reasoning of everyone so inclined, which of course, is preposterous.</p>
<p>I can, however, speculate, and one possible reason could well be that they don't much care what others think, as might well be inferred by the fact that they, in this case at least, are already committing two societal <em>faux pas</em>, being…</p>
<p>RE: "Why are people so adamant about not achieving something so readily achievable?"</p>
<p>For any to answer that question, would be to imply that they can account for the reasoning of everyone so inclined, which of course, is preposterous.</p>
<p>I can, however, speculate, and one possible reason could well be that they don't much care what others think, as might well be inferred by the fact that they, in this case at least, are already committing two societal <em>faux pas</em>, being atheists in the first place, and secondly, posting on an atheist website. If they're understood by the one with whom they're communicating, that, to them, is sufficient; if not, they realize they can always clarify, when called upon to do so - something on the order of, "<em>Admittedly, however, my post was poorly written, so I apologize for my lack of clarity.</em>"</p>
<p>A second reason may well be that they don't like being told what to do by a person who may be sufficiently fortunate as to have been taught in their formative years, how to string a line of words together in such a way as to violate no arbitrary rules, by some authority figure who asserted there was only one correct way to express oneself in a fluid, ever-evolving language.</p>
<p>If poor language skills are readily fixable, then I can only hope that the trait of being overly concerned about poor language skills, may be as well.</p>
<p></p> @Kris - There is always some…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-14:1982180:Comment:11936402012-10-14T08:56:56.865ZSuzanne Olson-Hydehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Suzanne
<p>@Kris - There is always some really stupid tampering within the school system here. The thought was that children need to get their story across, without their essay coming back with red all over it. It was thought that would/could diminish a child's confidence????? I don't know how long it was enforced. Now they are doing away with cursive writing. Kids these days, would not know how to post, in a letter box, a hand written letter. Everything done by electronics, and so much is being lost.…</p>
<p>@Kris - There is always some really stupid tampering within the school system here. The thought was that children need to get their story across, without their essay coming back with red all over it. It was thought that would/could diminish a child's confidence????? I don't know how long it was enforced. Now they are doing away with cursive writing. Kids these days, would not know how to post, in a letter box, a hand written letter. Everything done by electronics, and so much is being lost. I am a worse speller now, than when I was younger. It is automatically 'fixed' - I remember as a kid, there were a couple of really bad stutterers around. It must have been so tedious and embarrassing for them. When a stutter or speech impediment is caught early, a life of misery can be avoided. It may be just under the surface, and come out again, as you say, when stressed or tired, but in the normal course of a day, it is all good, and the bullies don't get a shot at them.</p> I know that a few years ago,…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-14:1982180:Comment:11935572012-10-14T08:27:29.169ZSuzanne Olson-Hydehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/Suzanne
<p>I know that a few years ago, in the education system here, when a child wrote a story, spelling and grammar were not picked up, so as not to 'disturb' what the child was trying to say in their story - big mistake, I think.</p>
<p>And about stuttering, and speech impediments, they can be controlled with Elocution training from speech therapists. This sort of re-education has come a long way in the last thirty years. That is what the movie 'The Kings' Speech' was all about.</p>
<p>I know that a few years ago, in the education system here, when a child wrote a story, spelling and grammar were not picked up, so as not to 'disturb' what the child was trying to say in their story - big mistake, I think.</p>
<p>And about stuttering, and speech impediments, they can be controlled with Elocution training from speech therapists. This sort of re-education has come a long way in the last thirty years. That is what the movie 'The Kings' Speech' was all about.</p> Without shifting my seat, I c…tag:www.thinkatheist.com,2012-10-13:1982180:Comment:11933352012-10-13T15:54:06.461ZDonald S. Chasehttp://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/DonaldSChase
<p>Without shifting my seat, I can reach my Webster's Dictionary and my Webster's Thesaurus. "He who knows and knows he knows is wise, follow him."</p>
<p>Without shifting my seat, I can reach my Webster's Dictionary and my Webster's Thesaurus. "He who knows and knows he knows is wise, follow him."</p>